Tag: Finnish Government

Finland: New Ambassadors to Bern, Hanoi, Nairobi and Tehran

NordenBladet — At the presidential session on Friday 12 February, the President of the Republic appointed new Ambassadors to Bern, Hanoi, Nairobi and Tehran. The...

Finland: Extension of compulsory education – information available for young people in social media...

NordenBladet — The minimum school leaving age will be raised to 18 years. This first applies to those school-leavers who finish comprehensive school this...

Finland: Sector report: Tourism grew steadily before the coronavirus pandemic – Finland continues to...

NordenBladet — The turnover and staff numbers of companies in the tourism sector have increased during 2015–2019. After four consecutive years of growth, the...

Finland: Finland and Sweden to reinforce their civil preparedness through closer cooperation

NordenBladet — Finland and Sweden will strengthen their cooperation and exchange of information in the field of civil preparedness and rescue services. On 10...

Finland: VTT limits its application to decommission research reactor – Fuel returned to the...

NordenBladet — On 10 February 2021, the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) submitted a letter to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and...

Finland: Ministers Lintilä and Sutt discussed Finnish-Estonian cooperation

NordenBladet — Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä held a meeting with Estonia’s new Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology Andres Sutt on 9...

Finland: Just transition must be considered more systematically in sectoral low-carbon plans

NordenBladet — The Climate Policy Roundtable met on 8 February to discuss low-carbon roadmaps for individual sectors. The meeting highlighted that there is a...

Finland: UN Committee on the Rights of the Child underlines the primacy of the...

NordenBladet — On 4 February 2021, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child adopted its Views on the primacy of the best...

Finland: Finland should follow the example of Sweden’s Samhall: Intermediate labour market to help...

NordenBladet — At the request of Minister of Employment Tuula Haatainen, Director General of Finnish Customs Hannu Mäkinen has formulated a proposal to improve...

Finland: Finland’s Arctic policy strategy sent for consultation

NordenBladet — The Prime Minister’s Office sent a draft of Finland’s Arctic policy strategy for a broad round of consultations on 8 February 2021....